Co2 intensity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Co2 intensity was 0.395 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.395
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
22nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.7626
in 1978
All-time low
0.0926
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Co2 intensity in Jamaica, 1950–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in Jamaica is 0.395, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Jamaica peaked at 0.7626 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0926, in 1950.
Jamaica ranks 22nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Co2 intensity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0926 | — |
| 1951 | 0.1644 | +77.6% |
| 1952 | 0.165 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1578 | -4.4% |
| 1954 | 0.182 | +15.3% |
| 1955 | 0.2055 | +12.9% |
| 1956 | 0.239 | +16.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2656 | +11.1% |
| 1958 | 0.2209 | -16.9% |
| 1959 | 0.2839 | +28.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2127 | -25.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2998 | +40.9% |
| 1962 | 0.293 | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.321 | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5046 | +57.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3436 | -31.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3873 | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4098 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3913 | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4007 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4183 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.482 | +15.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5114 | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6184 | +20.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5887 | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6341 | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6003 | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6272 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7626 | +21.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7266 | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7616 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6509 | -14.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5387 | -17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5461 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4392 | -19.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4517 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4008 | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.44 | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3598 | -18.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5005 | +39.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5312 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5323 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5076 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5098 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5067 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5484 | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5722 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5983 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5771 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.581 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5913 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5934 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5658 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5699 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5569 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.543 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5861 | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5362 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5417 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4129 | -23.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4052 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.428 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4124 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4417 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3982 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4097 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4122 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.391 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3984 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4621 | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3731 | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3799 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.395 | +4.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.395 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.395 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +77.6% | 0.0926 | 0.1644 |
| 1964 | +57.2% | 0.321 | 0.5046 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1977 | 0.0926 | 0.2839 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3564 | 0.2127 | 0.5046 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.597 | 0.4183 | 0.7626 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5089 | 0.3598 | 0.7616 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5465 | 0.5067 | 0.5983 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5497 | 0.4129 | 0.5934 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4159 | 0.391 | 0.4621 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3827 | 0.3731 | 0.395 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 intensity in Jamaica?
- Co2 intensity in Jamaica was 0.395 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7626 in 1978.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0926 in 1950.
- How does Jamaica rank for co2 intensity?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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